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a new rasmussen poll shows romney leading president obama by two machine points in that battleground state. >>> a wedding celebration takes a violent turn. a massive brawl broke out between two wedding parties at a hotel bar in philadelphia. youtube video shows a chaotic scene in which guests are seen fighting with police. four people were arrested. a 57-year-old wedding guest, reportedly the uncle of the bride, suppered a heart attack. he was taken to a hospital but pronounced dead a short time later. >>> was it a rumble or a fumble. two of tv's biggest personalities debated politics while most of the audience at home couldn't watch it. it was a hit for those who did see it at george washington university, but video servers crashed because of overwhelming demand. viewers who paid $5 to stream the debate online took to twitter when they couldn't connect. organize verse apologized. they have offered refunds to subscribers who had problems or they're saying you can go back online and watch it in its entirety. you saw a lot of that there last night, the spinning -- >> i saw that at your
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. >> race for the white house now, there's a new poll that shows mitt romney with a four-point lead over president obl. back in september, just one month ago, romney trailed the president by eight points. romney tried to keep the momentum going during a campaign stop in virginia today. he spoke at a naval shipyard. he vowed not to cut military spending and he accused the p d president of lack leadership around the middle east. tomorrow, romney will go to iowa and then onto ohio. president obama is busy raising political cash in california tonight as his campaign closes in on $1 billion in donations. the president is in san francisco, preparing to go on stage just after mid night our time for a rally and fundraiser. earlier today, the president dedicated the casar chavez national monument. >> in the race for the u.s. senate, a debate tonight talking about the economy, a gridlock in congress and even big bird. >> reporter: with the richmond pbs station hosting the debate -- >> i pledge tonight not to fire big bird and not to defund public broadcasting. >> that was the only light moment in
. >> race for the white house now, there's a new poll that shows mitt romney with a four-point lead over president obl. back in september, just one month ago, romney trailed the president by eight points. romney tried to keep the momentum going during a campaign stop in virginia today. he spoke at a naval shipyard. he vowed not to cut military spending and he accused the p d president of lack leadership around the middle east. tomorrow, romney will go to iowa and then onto ohio. president...
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a new poll has him leading 49% to 47%. president obama leads a separate poll with registered voters. stuff that keeps coming up, no republican has won an election without winning ohio. >> it's me, big bird. >> big, yellow, a menace to our economy. >> the producers of "sesame street" are not happy with this. the workshop wants president obama to stop running it now. the ad mocks romney in last week's debate when he vowed to end public funding for broadcasting. they are a nonpartisan, nonprofit and don't get involved in politics. they are reviewing the concerns. >>> people are gathering outside the supreme court for a rally. the nine justices are hearing the case. fisher says she was denied admission to the university of texas in 2008 because she is white. they said she fell outside the top 10% of her class. a decision is not expected until next year. >>> history in outer space. the first mission space x dragon docked with the international space station earlier this morning. the ship is carries 1,000 pounds of supplies for
a new poll has him leading 49% to 47%. president obama leads a separate poll with registered voters. stuff that keeps coming up, no republican has won an election without winning ohio. >> it's me, big bird. >> big, yellow, a menace to our economy. >> the producers of "sesame street" are not happy with this. the workshop wants president obama to stop running it now. the ad mocks romney in last week's debate when he vowed to end public funding for broadcasting. they...
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the new poll also contained good news for mitt romney on other fronts. his favorability now at 50% for the first time in a pew poll. and the former governor also saw gains among hispanics, women, and voters under the age of 50. >>> the race for virginia's u.s. senate seat is getting personal. tim kaine and george allen squared off in a live televised debate in richmond. allen, a republican, criticized kaine for accepting a j a chairmann governor of virginia. >> how does the governor take on a second job that sends him all over the country, giving partisan speak ofs, while over 100,000 jobs are lost in virginia? >> i'm proud of the fact that when i was governor at a very challenging time, we did a lot to bring businesses to virginia and to have a profile that was significantly greater than other states. >> both men are former virginia governors. they're hoping to replace democrat jim webb who isn't running for re-election. >>> d.c. residents, today is the last day you can register to vote by mail. people who live in the district must postmark their voter
the new poll also contained good news for mitt romney on other fronts. his favorability now at 50% for the first time in a pew poll. and the former governor also saw gains among hispanics, women, and voters under the age of 50. >>> the race for virginia's u.s. senate seat is getting personal. tim kaine and george allen squared off in a live televised debate in richmond. allen, a republican, criticized kaine for accepting a j a chairmann governor of virginia. >> how does the...
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in a research center poll last month, romney trailed president obama by eight points. 51% to 43%. but a new poll taken after the presidential debate last week shows him ahead now by four points 49% to 45%. >> people wonder why it is i'm so confident we're going to win. i'm confident because i see you here on a day like this. this is unbelievable. thank you so much. >> reporter: romney campaigned in the pouring rain monday in virginia asking for votes and slamming the president's record. >> he plans on four more years like the last four years, i don't think we can afford four more years like the last four years. >> reporter: both romney and president obama will campaign in ohio today, a key battleground state that many believe could make or break victory for either candidate. tara mergener for sbs news, washington. -- cbs news action washington. >>> the two men vying to be the next junior snore senator from virginia met. george allen and tim kaine spent the evening taking shots at east other's past performance as governor. but the two agreed on one thing. they each believe they can
in a research center poll last month, romney trailed president obama by eight points. 51% to 43%. but a new poll taken after the presidential debate last week shows him ahead now by four points 49% to 45%. >> people wonder why it is i'm so confident we're going to win. i'm confident because i see you here on a day like this. this is unbelievable. thank you so much. >> reporter: romney campaigned in the pouring rain monday in virginia asking for votes and slamming the president's...
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. >>> this morning, republican presidential hopeful mitt romney is closing the gap in the latest poll. according to the politico/george washington university poll, if the election were held today, 49% of americans would vote for the president, and 48% would vote for romney. today mitt romney will deliver a major foreign policy speech. the speech, called the mental of leadership, is the candidate's tenth foreign policy address since 2011. the former massachusetts governor links the attack on the american consulate in benghazi last month to al qaeda saying, "the attacks on america last month should not be seen as random acts. they are expressions of a larger struggle playing out across the middle east. these attacks were the deliberate work of terrorists who use violence to impose their dark ideology on others." >>> today president obama will wrap up his two-day fund-raising trip in california. he will also announce the establishment of the cesar chavez national monument. at a concert, he poked fun at himself in a recent debate performance. >> everyone here is incredible professionals,
. >>> this morning, republican presidential hopeful mitt romney is closing the gap in the latest poll. according to the politico/george washington university poll, if the election were held today, 49% of americans would vote for the president, and 48% would vote for romney. today mitt romney will deliver a major foreign policy speech. the speech, called the mental of leadership, is the candidate's tenth foreign policy address since 2011. the former massachusetts governor links the...
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i'm steve handelsman, news4. >>> there's a new poll out that suggests mitt romney's strong debate performance last week has improved his standing in the presidential race. the pew research center shows romney leading president obama among likely voters by a margin of 49% to 45%. three weeks ago, that same poll gave president obama an 8-point lead. >>> today the united nations secretary-general said the violence in syria is threatening the stability of the region. activists say the civil war has claimed more than 30,000 lives since it began last year, and the violence has spread beyond the borders. syrian mortars have landed in turkey. for six straight days turkey has launched retaliatory strikes. and warned syria not to test his resolve. he said turkey is ready for war. >>> posters considered so controversial they might incite violence are now hanging in several metro stations. news4's jackie bensen is at the u street station with reactions from riders and from the woman who is behind this campaign. >> reporter: well, the judge ordered the posters to be installed by 5:00 this evening. and it
i'm steve handelsman, news4. >>> there's a new poll out that suggests mitt romney's strong debate performance last week has improved his standing in the presidential race. the pew research center shows romney leading president obama among likely voters by a margin of 49% to 45%. three weeks ago, that same poll gave president obama an 8-point lead. >>> today the united nations secretary-general said the violence in syria is threatening the stability of the region. activists say...
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. >>> a new poll is out tonight showing mitt romney ahead in the race for president. all this following last thursday's debate. according to the pew research center, 49% of likely voters are favoring romney. 45% like president obama. just last month, romney was trailing obama by 9 points and of course, as we just mentioned, now he's ahead. romney told cadets at the virginia military institute he will strengthen america's defense as commander-in-chief. he also said president obama s failed to lead on the world stage, especially in the middle east. >> it's clear that the risk of conflict in the region is higher now than when the president took office. >> romney said he would work to stablize the new government in libya and egypt and help to arm syrian rebels trying to overthrow the regime. >> as long as i am commander-in- chief we will sustain the strongest military the world has ever known. >> neither of the presidential candidates or their running mates served in the military. this is the first election in which that's happened in some 80 years. >>> in richmond tonigh
. >>> a new poll is out tonight showing mitt romney ahead in the race for president. all this following last thursday's debate. according to the pew research center, 49% of likely voters are favoring romney. 45% like president obama. just last month, romney was trailing obama by 9 points and of course, as we just mentioned, now he's ahead. romney told cadets at the virginia military institute he will strengthen america's defense as commander-in-chief. he also said president obama s...
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of battleground states shows mitt romney in the lead. they met with some campaign volunteers in virginia yesterday. he is hunkered down for tomorrow night's town hall debate while they prepared closer to his home in boston. he is taking on one of the presidents new line of attack. >> they have gone down by $4,300 per family. at times like this, what is he talking about? >> reporter: he was criticized for being too flat and last time he was criticized for being too animated. vice-president joseph biden's son is defending his dad's performance. >> my father spoke clearly to the american people about the fact. >> we will look at why there is another controversy about this week's moderator during my next debate. allison burns, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> and tomorrow's debate is at 6:00 p.m., you can watch it live right here on channel 3 and make sure you stay tuned for reaction and analysis right here on channel 2. >>> they are arguing for looser sanctions for medical marijuana. they are challenging the schedule 1 classification. it is
of battleground states shows mitt romney in the lead. they met with some campaign volunteers in virginia yesterday. he is hunkered down for tomorrow night's town hall debate while they prepared closer to his home in boston. he is taking on one of the presidents new line of attack. >> they have gone down by $4,300 per family. at times like this, what is he talking about? >> reporter: he was criticized for being too flat and last time he was criticized for being too animated....
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released monday show mitt romney has closed the gap. politico has the president's lead down to 1%, gallop has the race tied at 47% and rasmussen has the race tied at 48%. >> when we push those uncommitted voters and ask which way they lean the results get closer, 48-48. >> reporter: results that the republican nominee says puts this race up for grabs. >> there's a lot to happen in the next 30 days. >> reporter: in a fox 5 interview senator john mccain said the obama administration handling of the libyan consulate attack is part of a pattern of confusion in u.s. foreign policy. >> how would we know, though that, mitt romney would perform better as a president in a similar situation? >> a lot of times it's not the crime, it's the coverup. what's the worst thing is five days later sending our u.n. ambassador out to every major news outlet saying this was a hateful video that caused a spontaneous demonstration. that's outrageous. >> reporter: but with four weeks left one campaign is trying to keep building its momentum while another is tryi
released monday show mitt romney has closed the gap. politico has the president's lead down to 1%, gallop has the race tied at 47% and rasmussen has the race tied at 48%. >> when we push those uncommitted voters and ask which way they lean the results get closer, 48-48. >> reporter: results that the republican nominee says puts this race up for grabs. >> there's a lot to happen in the next 30 days. >> reporter: in a fox 5 interview senator john mccain said the obama...
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. >>> now to the race for the white house, latest polls show mitt romney with an edge over president obama. a new pew research center poll has mney leading 49 to 45% among likely voters. the candidates are even among registered voters. in virginia yesterday, rom targeted the president on foreign affairs. >> we can't support our friends and defeat our enemies in the middle east when our words aren't backed up by deeds. >> other polls released monday show mitt romney has closed the gap. politico has the president's lead down to 1%, while gallup and rasmussen have the race tied. >>> this morning president obama leaves california for campaign events in ohio. the first lady will be in virginia. she'll speak at an event in loudoun county rallying as many people as possible to register to vote. the deadline in virginia is october 15th. >>> people living in the district, today is the last day to register by mail. applications are available online and at libraries and fire houses and police stations throughout the city. however, if you miss today's mail deadline, voters can still register in
. >>> now to the race for the white house, latest polls show mitt romney with an edge over president obama. a new pew research center poll has mney leading 49 to 45% among likely voters. the candidates are even among registered voters. in virginia yesterday, rom targeted the president on foreign affairs. >> we can't support our friends and defeat our enemies in the middle east when our words aren't backed up by deeds. >> other polls released monday show mitt romney has...
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. >> reporter: romney's strong performance in the first debate led to a bump in the polls but he is trailing in the key battleground state of ohio. among voters who cast early ballots there, president obama is leading romney 59-31. >>> with all the accusations thrown around during the vice presidential debate we will focus there for the fact or fiction segment. start with joe biden when he was asked whether u.s. officials in libya wanted more security before the attack that killed the ambassador there. biden said, quote, we weren't told they wanted more security there. here are the facts. state department officials in libya did request more security, but to the state department, not to the white house. it's possible, and ereven likely the white house didn't know but since the state department of the administration bind's statement was misleading at best. as for paul ryan, one of his claims was the administration promised, quote, unemployment would never get to 8%. in fact unemployment hit 8% as the president took office even before he signed the stimulus package. also the administration neve
. >> reporter: romney's strong performance in the first debate led to a bump in the polls but he is trailing in the key battleground state of ohio. among voters who cast early ballots there, president obama is leading romney 59-31. >>> with all the accusations thrown around during the vice presidential debate we will focus there for the fact or fiction segment. start with joe biden when he was asked whether u.s. officials in libya wanted more security before the attack that...
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the pressure is on president obama to reverse the surge in the polls gained by governor romney after the first presidential debate. >> he's going to be aggressive in making the case for his view of where we should go as a country and a country that's built around a thriving middle class not this top down theory that romney has. >> today obama brought pizza and encouraged campaign workers. his campaign says no one is a harsher critic of the president's first campaign debate than the president. >> i think that will be consistent with what they've been doing this whole campaign which is running a highly negative ad campaign. >> reporter: mitt romney and his family attended church this morning near his massachusetts home. the republican nominee left on his own to go back to studying for the debate. >>> it was lights, camera and lots of action in new york's hofstra university. technicians inside the sports complex set up the stage and television equipment today. this debate the second of two presidential face offs promises to be more informal is formatted like a town hall meeting with the
the pressure is on president obama to reverse the surge in the polls gained by governor romney after the first presidential debate. >> he's going to be aggressive in making the case for his view of where we should go as a country and a country that's built around a thriving middle class not this top down theory that romney has. >> today obama brought pizza and encouraged campaign workers. his campaign says no one is a harsher critic of the president's first campaign debate than the...
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he must be seen as aggressive but not overly aggressive toward >> mitt romney has enjoyed this bounce in polls and a boost of confidence on the trails. >> there is more energy, passion people are getting behind this campaign >> without a podium in with audience interaction the codand it can take on the canten take on body language with some actoafter bill clinton are highlighted his ability to connect with voters. one thing that can make it difficult for candidates to be aggressive is a question like this. >> can we iss focus on the issue and not on the personality or the mud? >> he will be able to draw from the energy of the public and the crowd. as for mitt romney? >> one of his big challenges for this entire campaign has not been able to connect with the common man, woman, child. he has to come across as connecting and genuine and likable. they it that makes a connection is making a better connection with the public. >> the stakes could not be higher. athena jones, cnn, washington. >> you can watch that go to our new channel. comcast 193 for the latest news, weather and traffic upd
he must be seen as aggressive but not overly aggressive toward >> mitt romney has enjoyed this bounce in polls and a boost of confidence on the trails. >> there is more energy, passion people are getting behind this campaign >> without a podium in with audience interaction the codand it can take on the canten take on body language with some actoafter bill clinton are highlighted his ability to connect with voters. one thing that can make it difficult for candidates to be...
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another poll has romney up by one. >>> big bird wants the presidential campaign to lay off. the people behind sesame street want big bird taken out of any campaign ads. >> this is just the latest turn in a saga that started last week. >> i like pbs. i love big bird. i actually like you to. i'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from china to pay for. >> reporter: big bird as gone big time from the campaign trail to network television and now a campaign ad. >> i'm going to stop the subsidy to pbs. >> mitt romney taking on our enemies no matter where they nest. >> reporter: while pbs initially reacted by saying: ct the sesame workshop has apparently had enough of the political back and forth calling itself nonpartisan sand issuing this statement. we have approved no campaign ads and, as is our general practice have requested that the ad be taken down. the obama campaign says it is considering that request but insists the topic is fair game. >> somebody is cracking down on big bird. he is going to bring down the ham ore sesame street. you want me to s
another poll has romney up by one. >>> big bird wants the presidential campaign to lay off. the people behind sesame street want big bird taken out of any campaign ads. >> this is just the latest turn in a saga that started last week. >> i like pbs. i love big bird. i actually like you to. i'm not going to keep on spending money on things to borrow money from china to pay for. >> reporter: big bird as gone big time from the campaign trail to network television and now...
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with romney moving ahead in virginia in one poll. team obama tells us the president will go after romney on his tax cut plans, and his ideas for winding down the war in afghanistan. but in tuesday's debate, it will be audience members who will be asking the questions in the town hall format. >> he's got to be able to go on offense without being offensive to the audience. he's got to go on offense and defend his vision his path for where he would take the country in a second term. >> now about a week ago i had a debate, and i did enjoy myself. [cheers and applause] >> as for romney who is energized by the momentum in bigger crowds he's seen since the debate, the debate coach says keep it up. >> i can't imagine gov. romney would get overconfident, but he needs to keep doing much of the same that he did in the first debate. >> the hofstra face-off set for tuesday. both campaigns continue to raise money. today the obama campaign announced it has now reached 4 million donors. a presidential campaign record. david curlyabc news, the white
with romney moving ahead in virginia in one poll. team obama tells us the president will go after romney on his tax cut plans, and his ideas for winding down the war in afghanistan. but in tuesday's debate, it will be audience members who will be asking the questions in the town hall format. >> he's got to be able to go on offense without being offensive to the audience. he's got to go on offense and defend his vision his path for where he would take the country in a second term. >>...
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we will show you some of the latest polls during my next update. for now allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> you can watch it right here on ktvu channel 2 news and stay tuned for reactions afterwards. >>> and reports of a strip club spending scandal. james is under investigation for allegedly spending public money at uh-huhston strip -- at a houston strip club are with he took a dozen shipping industry men. commissioners are saying they are taking this investigation very seriously. >>> lawyers for local activists will argue for looser strongholds. they are challenging the classification schedule one which says it has a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use. the u.s. court of appeals for columbia will decide the case. >>> time is 6:15 transit officials admit they did not have the proper permit. they admit a person knit for -- permit for soil testing was issued but not for other tests. the rail transit districts acknowledged this and they say stricter rules are in place. >>> cars are polluting the environment even before they
we will show you some of the latest polls during my next update. for now allison burns ktvu channel 2 morning news. >> you can watch it right here on ktvu channel 2 news and stay tuned for reactions afterwards. >>> and reports of a strip club spending scandal. james is under investigation for allegedly spending public money at uh-huhston strip -- at a houston strip club are with he took a dozen shipping industry men. commissioners are saying they are taking this investigation...
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. >>> in campaign 2012, a new poll is out and it shows mitt romney is ahead in the race for president following last week's debate. according to the research center, 49% of likely voters favor romney while only 45% like president obama. just last month romney trailed obama by nine points. now he's pulled ahead. governor romney told cadets at the virginia military institute he'll strengthen america's defense as commander in chief. he says president obama has failed to lead on the world stage, especially in the middle east. >> it's clear that the risk of conflict in the region is higher now than when the president took office. >> governor romney said he would work to stabilize the new governments in libya and egypt and help armed syrian rebels trying to overthrow the assad regime. voters favor president obama when it comes to foreign policy. >> we'll sustain the strongest military the world has ever known. >> neither of the presidential candidates nor their running mates served in the military. this is the first election where that's happened in 80 years. >>> 6:36 now. republican george
. >>> in campaign 2012, a new poll is out and it shows mitt romney is ahead in the race for president following last week's debate. according to the research center, 49% of likely voters favor romney while only 45% like president obama. just last month romney trailed obama by nine points. now he's pulled ahead. governor romney told cadets at the virginia military institute he'll strengthen america's defense as commander in chief. he says president obama has failed to lead on the world...
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. >> reporter: governor mitt romney getting a bit of bounce from the debate. polls show he is narrowing the gap, even tying president obama in some swing states after the president's poor performance. >> the president is his harshest critic. i think you can assume he's reviewed the tape and it will inform -- it will inform how he handles these future debates. >> reporter: sunday advisors claim mitt romney did a 180 on his campaign points and that threw the president off his game. opponents weren't buying it. >> it's not rocket science to believe the president is disappointed in the expectations he has for himself. i think part of that is we met a new mitt romney. >> the job of the president is to be competent and stand up for what he believes in and articulate what is wrong. mitt romney walked over him. >> reporter: one strategist takes the blame. >> i'm happy to take whatever people want to assign to me. >> reporter: unemployment numbers below 8% took away some ammunition on the economy. democrats are claiming sustained job gross. >> it's about middle class s
. >> reporter: governor mitt romney getting a bit of bounce from the debate. polls show he is narrowing the gap, even tying president obama in some swing states after the president's poor performance. >> the president is his harshest critic. i think you can assume he's reviewed the tape and it will inform -- it will inform how he handles these future debates. >> reporter: sunday advisors claim mitt romney did a 180 on his campaign points and that threw the president off his...
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they can quickly arrive at any >> a new poll has met romney in the lead going into tomorrow night's presidential debate. 49 percent said they would vote for romney while 47 percent said they prefer president obama. the difference is still within the margin of error. the presidential debate tomorrow night will be shown in its entirety on a 247 news channel comcast financial measures. >> you're probably going to lose more of your hair >> i'll be bald as a billiard ball. >> high use deal? >> i am not going to mind at all. >> that was david video from 2008. after a battle with non hodgkin's lymphoma what he has passed away. specter served in the senate for 30 years. in 2009 he was one of the few republicans to vote for the stimulus bill. he was driven to the democratic party where he lost the primary. here as a live look at the golden gate bridge. there is a return of the fog. is currently 55 degrees in san francisco. it should have a high of 72 later on this afternoon. >> police are investigating an overnight shooting death in east oakland around 1:00 a.m.. a man in his 20s was shot 13 times. polic
they can quickly arrive at any >> a new poll has met romney in the lead going into tomorrow night's presidential debate. 49 percent said they would vote for romney while 47 percent said they prefer president obama. the difference is still within the margin of error. the presidential debate tomorrow night will be shown in its entirety on a 247 news channel comcast financial measures. >> you're probably going to lose more of your hair >> i'll be bald as a billiard ball. >>...
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has been gaining in the polls. he too delivered. >> i will be very specific. >> reporter: vice president joe biden wasted no time challenging congressman paul ryan's take on foreign policy. >> with all due respect, that's a bunch malarkey. >> and why is that so? >> not a single thing he said is accurate. >> reporter: the vice president and ryan clashed over the economy, taxes and medicare with the democrat often on the attack. >> and they're holding hostage the middle class tax cut. it's about time they take some responsibility. >> reporter: but ryan fired back. he slammed the obama administration's economic record. >> this is not what a real recovery looks like. we need real reforms for a real recovery and that's exactly what mitt romney and i are proposing. >> reporter: after several heated exchanges ryan insinuated that president obama's performance last week was motivating the vice president's >> mr. vice president, i know you're under a lot of duress to paining up for lost ground. >> reporter: as for who won,
has been gaining in the polls. he too delivered. >> i will be very specific. >> reporter: vice president joe biden wasted no time challenging congressman paul ryan's take on foreign policy. >> with all due respect, that's a bunch malarkey. >> and why is that so? >> not a single thing he said is accurate. >> reporter: the vice president and ryan clashed over the economy, taxes and medicare with the democrat often on the attack. >> and they're holding...
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. >>> turning to politics now's, another poll shows republican presidential nominee mitt romney is enjoying a post- debate surge. the pew research survey released monday shows romney leading president obama 49 to 45% among likely voters. romney trailed the president by 8% among the same group just a month ago. on the trail today, president obama and the first lady take on the battleground states. mr.obama will be in ohio this afternoon. the first lady will speak to supporters in loudoun county, virginia. mitt romney campaigns in iowa. >>> george allen and tim kaine squared off in their second debate in the race for the u.s. senate. the candidates went at it last night in richmond. they covered a wide range of topics. allen again tried to portray kaine as a would-be tax liker. kaine repeatedly cited deficits. >> i think cain won because allen didn't answer some questions about privatizing social security, didn't whether he or the trentt with one statement, repeated it over again that allen said in the senate that i want to ram their soft teeth down their whiney throats. that isn't the bipart
. >>> turning to politics now's, another poll shows republican presidential nominee mitt romney is enjoying a post- debate surge. the pew research survey released monday shows romney leading president obama 49 to 45% among likely voters. romney trailed the president by 8% among the same group just a month ago. on the trail today, president obama and the first lady take on the battleground states. mr.obama will be in ohio this afternoon. the first lady will speak to supporters in...
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need help defending them. >> polls show voters favor obama. dedicating a national monument to latino labor leader, cesar chavez. >>> the league of women voters are sponsoring tonight's debate between george allen and tim kaine. they both want jim webb's senate seat. that debate is expected at 8:00. you can watch it live at wusa9.com. >>> the u.s. marine ban and corps color guard took part in a special columbus day celebration. marks the 150th anniversary of the national columbus memorial in front of union station. unveiled that statue in 1912. the national park service along with the national columbus celebration association and other groups sponsored today's event. >>> and if you were sitting along that band, you could hear people saying, we are cold, man. it's not supposed to be this cold. >> feels like november, doesn't it? >> cold november rain. with cold november rain here, i want to take you to snow shoe. check this out. their first snow of the season. oh, i get excited. isn't that good stuff, derek? >> i'm getting worked up. >> if you'r
need help defending them. >> polls show voters favor obama. dedicating a national monument to latino labor leader, cesar chavez. >>> the league of women voters are sponsoring tonight's debate between george allen and tim kaine. they both want jim webb's senate seat. that debate is expected at 8:00. you can watch it live at wusa9.com. >>> the u.s. marine ban and corps color guard took part in a special columbus day celebration. marks the 150th anniversary of the national...
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it's one where we've seen president obama's lead narrow significantly over mitt romney. though he still leads by three points in the latest national poll, washington post/abc, that's virtually unchanged from before the first debate and, laura, it is also a virtual tie. >> so interesting. now, i understand the obama team actually bringing in some new star power this week. what can you tell bus that? >> yeah, we have clint eastwood for the republicans and now we get the boss. bruce springsteen is coming out to do a couple of concerts in iowa and ohio. that on behalf of president obama. >>> it is 5:44. a pakistani teen is headed to the united kingdom to seek treatment after being attacked by the taliban. the 14-year-old was shot last week as she was returning home from school. two other classmates were also caught in that gunfire. there's no word on their condition. pakistani officials say taliban members shot them because they were pushing for women's education and denouncing the terrorist group. doctors say the teen faces a long road to recovery. >>> 5:44. a new health st
it's one where we've seen president obama's lead narrow significantly over mitt romney. though he still leads by three points in the latest national poll, washington post/abc, that's virtually unchanged from before the first debate and, laura, it is also a virtual tie. >> so interesting. now, i understand the obama team actually bringing in some new star power this week. what can you tell bus that? >> yeah, we have clint eastwood for the republicans and now we get the boss. bruce...
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>> mitt romney getting a post-debate bounce in the polls. will the surge continue as we get closer to the election? scott rasmussen here next to break down the latest poll numbers from asbury park. [ man ] ring ring... progresso this reduced sodium soup says it mahelp lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just he to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. >>> the new polls show mitt romney getting a post-debate bounce. according to rasmussen poll he's at 49%, president obama at 47%. is it a sign the debate changed the race and will romney's momentum last? >> joining us is scott rasmussen of russ mussen reports. nice to see you. >> great to be with you. these are the first national polling results based entirely on interviews after the debate. before the debate president obama was up by 2 points, 49-47. a net change of fours points. it's not as if the race is upsi
>> mitt romney getting a post-debate bounce in the polls. will the surge continue as we get closer to the election? scott rasmussen here next to break down the latest poll numbers from asbury park. [ man ] ring ring... progresso this reduced sodium soup says it mahelp lower cholesterol, how does it work? you just he to eat it as part of your heart healthy diet. step 1. eat the soup. all those veggies and beans, that's what may help lower your cholesterol and -- well that's easy [ male...
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what do you think the post debate polls are going to show. >> they're going to show a true bump for romney. particularly among the undecided voters. he gave reason a people to vote for him and the president gave people an excuse to vote against him. that's a double whammy in 90 minutes. i think the vice presidential debate is going to be important because joe biden basically debated sarah palin
what do you think the post debate polls are going to show. >> they're going to show a true bump for romney. particularly among the undecided voters. he gave reason a people to vote for him and the president gave people an excuse to vote against him. that's a double whammy in 90 minutes. i think the vice presidential debate is going to be important because joe biden basically debated sarah palin
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mitt romney getting a big debate bounce in a new gallup poll. the survey showing the race is tied at 47%, a five-point lead for president obama gone. >>> two scientists are sharing the nobel prize in medicine. great britain's john burden and japan's shinja yam na knack ka. they discovered mature cells can be preprogrammed to become immature cells capable of developing into all other tissue cells in the body. it shows you how, you know, people, humans, can be educated, learn, study and change the world. >> always the bridesmaid, never the bride. >> 18 minutes after the hour. >>> you may recall the story of jason russell creator of "coney 2012" which highlights warlord joseph kony. he had a public breakdown on the streets of san diego running into traffic with no clothes on. he tells oprah winfrey in an interview that aired last night " oprah's next chapter" he was hospitalized suffering from a condition called reactive psychosis. >> you don't go through something this traumatic, dramatic, public, and not learn a lot from it and not grow closer to
mitt romney getting a big debate bounce in a new gallup poll. the survey showing the race is tied at 47%, a five-point lead for president obama gone. >>> two scientists are sharing the nobel prize in medicine. great britain's john burden and japan's shinja yam na knack ka. they discovered mature cells can be preprogrammed to become immature cells capable of developing into all other tissue cells in the body. it shows you how, you know, people, humans, can be educated, learn, study and...
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governor romney is seeing some great improvement, things are going well for him in state polls and florida and colorado but not so much in virginia. tightening in ohio but not as much as colorado and florida. so, individual states are starting to align with candidates a little bit more and we'll have to see how that plays out. . >> given that movement how critical is this debate for the president? >> it's pretty critical. he needs to fix, you know, those democrats may have been given a shot in the arm by joe biden but they are looking to the president now, and he also has to talk to those uncommitted voters who are starting to, some of them are thinking mitt romney is looking pretty attractive after that first debate. the president needs to really kind of be on his game in this second one. >> thanks, john. >>> in pakistan police have arrested several people in connection with if brazen shooting of a 4-year-old girl who criticized the taliban. the girl was attacked and wounded on tuesday in the swat valley, a taliban stronghold. she said girls have a right to education. the taliban accused
governor romney is seeing some great improvement, things are going well for him in state polls and florida and colorado but not so much in virginia. tightening in ohio but not as much as colorado and florida. so, individual states are starting to align with candidates a little bit more and we'll have to see how that plays out. . >> given that movement how critical is this debate for the president? >> it's pretty critical. he needs to fix, you know, those democrats may have been...
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and mitt romney is up 2 in a poll of battleground states. president obama visited virginia yesterday. he's hunkered down at a -- at a resort in williamsburg preparing for the debate. mitt romney who campaigned over the weekend in ohio is preparing for the debate closer to his home in boston. he's been taking on one of the new president's lines of attacks. >> the income of the medium family in america has gone down by $4,300 per family. in times like this, what is he talking about? saving big bird. >> reporter: the challenge for president obama will be hitting the right tone after he was criticized for being too flat in the last presidential debate. democrats say there's pressure on mitt romney to clarify his position. >> i think the real question is which mitt romney shows up? is he gonna, the one who governed as a severe conservative in massachusetts or will he be the etch, you know, sketch guy? >> reporter: alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news -- will he be the etch, you know, sketch guy? >> reporter: alison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> 7:
and mitt romney is up 2 in a poll of battleground states. president obama visited virginia yesterday. he's hunkered down at a -- at a resort in williamsburg preparing for the debate. mitt romney who campaigned over the weekend in ohio is preparing for the debate closer to his home in boston. he's been taking on one of the new president's lines of attacks. >> the income of the medium family in america has gone down by $4,300 per family. in times like this, what is he talking about? saving...
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win because there was a series of state polls before the debate. they showed it was closing after romney had a bad september. it confirmed my belief that there is a lead on romney -- obama's failing because of the poor economic record that there is a moment to how committed obama people are. i agree with my colleagues. obama is a favorite. i would make it 55-45. it is a difficult path to romney running the presidency. >> let's talk about the debate. based on your contacts, which would run for the president? was he not prepared? how did romney become a super debater? what happened at the white house and what happened with romney? >> i'd like to leno's line that only the nfl replacement rest obama won the debate. the president looked like a team that was overconfident, that did not fear or respect his opponent and did not take it seriously. the romney i saw was someone i had not seen in a long time. it was the romney i saw when he was running for the u.s. senate in massachusetts in 1994, a pragmatic problem solver. i would have put him 35-45 period -
win because there was a series of state polls before the debate. they showed it was closing after romney had a bad september. it confirmed my belief that there is a lead on romney -- obama's failing because of the poor economic record that there is a moment to how committed obama people are. i agree with my colleagues. obama is a favorite. i would make it 55-45. it is a difficult path to romney running the presidency. >> let's talk about the debate. based on your contacts, which would run...
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the new rasmussen poll shows republican presidential nominee mitt romney leading president obama following last week's debate. romney has the lead with 49% to president obama's 47%. romney will deliver a speech on foreign policy at virginia military institute today. president obama will be campaigning and fund raising in california. >>> virginia's two contenders for jim web's soon to be empty seat will be back in the spotlight today. democratic tim kaine and republican george allen will debate in richmond. this comes as a new poll of likely voters shows kaine pulling ahead. now 52% of voters picked kaine, 45% back allen. >>> developing this morning, the number of rare meningitis cases linked to a tainted steroid treatment has risen to 91, spanning nine states and killing seven. another case was reported in maryland this weekend, bringing the total there to three. 18 cases have been reported in virginia with one death in each state. the massachusetts pharmacy linked to the outbreak has issued a voluntary recall of all of its products. officials say anyone who received the steroid injection
the new rasmussen poll shows republican presidential nominee mitt romney leading president obama following last week's debate. romney has the lead with 49% to president obama's 47%. romney will deliver a speech on foreign policy at virginia military institute today. president obama will be campaigning and fund raising in california. >>> virginia's two contenders for jim web's soon to be empty seat will be back in the spotlight today. democratic tim kaine and republican george allen...
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, seven points, eight points for romney? >> that was seven points up for romney. this election is going to be just like 2010, all about jobs. whoever the floridians believe is going to get the economy going that's who they're voting for. that's how i won. i think romney right now, as you could see in the debate. >> is he leading in florida? >> yes. >> by? >> i'd be shocked if it's -- >> less than seven but more than one. >> it's going to be just like my race. people, they either want a job or they want to get it, they need a job or want to keep their job. look, we've done really well, the biggest drop in unemployment, consumer confidence up five-year high, unemployment has dropped, the number of people in unemployment dropped 40%, tourism is up, 90 million people come in tourism, exports are up, home prices are up, construction is up, so we're headed in the right direction but it's still about jobs. >> isn't that a reason for people to feel good about how things are going thinking okay we'll stick with what's going to this p
, seven points, eight points for romney? >> that was seven points up for romney. this election is going to be just like 2010, all about jobs. whoever the floridians believe is going to get the economy going that's who they're voting for. that's how i won. i think romney right now, as you could see in the debate. >> is he leading in florida? >> yes. >> by? >> i'd be shocked if it's -- >> less than seven but more than one. >> it's going to be just like my...
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the polls have been great since the debate for romney. anybody who watched that debate really has second thoughts about obama. >> chuck talked about the enthusiasm gap, did some things that were very positive for romney as well. i think your point is that if jack was still the ceo and if ge owned 100% you're just making a tongue-and-cheek comment. >> if jack welch was still ceo chuck "today" would be walking into his office shaking and sweating. >> he try iz to get in the center a lot of center. >> i don't think he does. >> terrible in football in picking miami. >> on "meet the press" he was talking about the enthusiasm gap where republicans have a stronger enthusiasm this time around than the democrats. >> i just think the reporting is nothing unique. i think the reporting is very unfair when it comes to the republicans. >> check out some of the other networks. you'll see. >> i'll tell you something i see firsthand almost yesterday almost the whole day, i spent working on people to contribute to the campaign. >> right. >> the money is co
the polls have been great since the debate for romney. anybody who watched that debate really has second thoughts about obama. >> chuck talked about the enthusiasm gap, did some things that were very positive for romney as well. i think your point is that if jack was still the ceo and if ge owned 100% you're just making a tongue-and-cheek comment. >> if jack welch was still ceo chuck "today" would be walking into his office shaking and sweating. >> he try iz to get...
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. >> reporter: with the polls tightening, the president needs to fire up his base while mitt romney needs to convert 2008 obama voters. last night in kentucky, they got a lot of help from their running mates. rob, paula. back to you. >> thank you, karen. as karen alluded to -- polls are tight. dead heat in virginia. obama up one in florida. doing well in ohio up by six. in colorado, romney is ahead by a point now. virginia is still tight. obama is up by five there. wisconsin up by three. so it really is -- the country watches, but really about a cluster, maybe six, eight states will make or break this race. romney made up a lot of ground since last week's debate for sure. >> i don't know if this one will move the needle. both appealed to their base really. joe biden didn't make any fatal flaws. and neither did paul ryan in this one. but, you know let everybody spin it how they want. i looked at six different polls. three gave it to biden. three gave it to paul ryan. >> it's a draw essentially. >> pretty much is a draw. >> again, i know the media's inclination, folk's inclination to pay at
. >> reporter: with the polls tightening, the president needs to fire up his base while mitt romney needs to convert 2008 obama voters. last night in kentucky, they got a lot of help from their running mates. rob, paula. back to you. >> thank you, karen. as karen alluded to -- polls are tight. dead heat in virginia. obama up one in florida. doing well in ohio up by six. in colorado, romney is ahead by a point now. virginia is still tight. obama is up by five there. wisconsin up by...
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wall street journal front-page romney target's obama voters and the poll shows high rates. the governor tries to kill support from obama supporters. and then the "baltimore sun" this morning in the first set when obama returns to the trenches. the campaign stop in ohio and the 15th stock yesterday in the state in 2012. was his 30th trip he's taking office in this 15th this year alone to read it so both candidates campaigning in ohio and then as we said showing the race tightening after the debate here is "the new york post" this morning showing that nationwide according to the gallup, romney is up 49%. president obama 37% coming and then here you can see the state of ohio this is a cnn report showing president obama the four-point lead over governor romney in ohio the american research group showing romney up 48% in ohio and president obama 47%, so tightening across the country in the battleground states. samford for the democratic call. we will go back to the topic here. the supreme court to hear affirmative action cases today. what do you think clacks >> caller: back in t
wall street journal front-page romney target's obama voters and the poll shows high rates. the governor tries to kill support from obama supporters. and then the "baltimore sun" this morning in the first set when obama returns to the trenches. the campaign stop in ohio and the 15th stock yesterday in the state in 2012. was his 30th trip he's taking office in this 15th this year alone to read it so both candidates campaigning in ohio and then as we said showing the race tightening...